Tara Street
View of the street facing south
Tara Street is located in Central Dublin
Tara Street
Native nameSráid na Teamhrach (Irish)
NamesakeHill of Tara
Length260 m (850 ft)
Width16 metres (52 ft)
LocationDublin, Ireland
Postal codeD02
Coordinates53°20′50″N 6°15′18″W / 53.3473°N 6.2549°W / 53.3473; -6.2549
north endButt Bridge, Burgh Quay, George's Quay
south endPearse Street
Construction
Inauguration1885
Other
Known forTara Street railway station, The Irish Times

Tara Street (Irish: Sráid na Teamhrach)[1] is a major traffic route in Dublin, Ireland, partly due to the current one-way traffic flow in the city centre.[2]

Location

It links Pearse Street to the northern side of the city via Butt Bridge - traffic flows to the north. The street gives its name to Tara Street railway station, which is around the corner on Georges Quay, near the northern end of Tara Street.

History

It was developed as a completely new street in 1885 replacing Shoe Lane, part of which was called Stocking Lane, Fleet Market, and George's Street. The street was named after Tara, the home of the ancient high kings of Ireland.[3] It was the home of Tara Street Baths, opened in 1886, and demolished in 1986 when it was replaced by the Countess Markievicz Pool.

In April 1907 Dublin Fire Brigade opened its headquarters at the new fire station at the corner of Tara Street and Pearse Street.[4][5] This would be the headquarters of the Fire Brigade until a new headquarters was opened in Townsend Street in 1998.[4] The brick watch tower at the intersection of the two streets is now a protected structure.[6]

During the Easter Rising, British artillery shelled Liberty Hall from Tara Street, though the road surface made it difficult.[7]

Tara Street was widened in 1932 after Butt Bridge was changed from a swing bridge to a three span fixed structure.[8]

In October 2006, The Irish Times moved to new headquarters in Tara Street.[9][10] Previously, it had been based on D'Olier Street[9][10]

Literary connection

Leopold Bloom thinks about using the Tara Street public baths in the Calypso section of the novel Ulysses.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Sráid na Teamhrach". logainm.ie.
  2. ^ Draft Georges Quay Plan, December 2008, p. 31
  3. ^ M'Cready, C. T. (1987). Dublin street names dated and explained. Blackrock, Co. Dublin: Carraig. p. 131. ISBN 1-85068-005-1. OCLC 263974843.
  4. ^ a b Dublin Fire Brigade a History Archived 2009-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Irish Architecture - Photos of former fire station on corner of Tara and Pearse streets Archived 2006-03-20 at archive.today
  6. ^ "Record of Protected Structures" (PDF). dublincity.ie. Dublin City Council. p. 162. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  7. ^ Easter Rising 1916, by Michael McNally and Peter Dennis, p.68.
  8. ^ Clerkin, Paul (2001). Dublin street names. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 175. ISBN 0-7171-3204-8. OCLC 48467800.
  9. ^ a b Over €25 million for headquarters of The Irish Times
  10. ^ a b Old Lady of D'Olier St moves to council house, Irish Independent
  11. ^ Ask About Ireland - Pages in History feature - Mentions public baths Archived 2007-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
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